Not Exactly

2007 single by Deadmau5

"Not Exactly"

Single by Deadmau5
from the album  Random Album Title
B-side| "We Fail"
Released| August 27, 2007 (2007-08-27)
Genre| Progressive house, ambient house
Length| 9:15 (original mix)
Label| Mau5trap
Songwriter(s)| Joel Zimmerman
Producer(s)| Deadmau5
Deadmau5 singles chronology
| "Faxing Berlin"
(2006)  | "Not Exactly"
(2007)  | "Arguru"
(2007)

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"Not Exactly" is an instrumental by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5. It was released as the second single from his third studio album, Random Album Title. First released on August 27, 2007, "Not Exactly" became the second release on Deadmau5's label Mau5trap.[1]

## Background and composition[edit]

"Not Exactly" is a progressive house song with a tempo of 128 beats per minute and is written in the key of F major.[2]

The single charted in the US Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales Chart two years after its release, peaking at position #46.[3] The song also won the Beatport Music Award for "Best Single" in 2008.[4]

## Formats and track listings[edit]

Digital download / 12" – Single[5]No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Not Exactly"| 9:15
2.| "We Fail"| 6:30

12" – Remixes[6]No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Not Exactly" (Peter Gelderblom Remix)| 7:39
2.| "Not Exactly" (Trick & Kubic Remix)| 6:15
3.| "Not Exactly" (Jean Claude Ades Hypnotic Remix)| 8:46
4.| "Not Exactly" (Major North Reprise)| 7:31

Digital download – Remixes[7]No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Not Exactly" (Peter Gelderblom Remix)| 7:39
2.| "Not Exactly" (Trick & Kubic Remix)| 6:15
3.| "Not Exactly" (Jean Claude Ades Hypnotic Remix)| 8:46
4.| "Not Exactly" (Major North Reprise)| 7:31
5.| "Not Exactly" (Talla 2XLC Trance Rework)| 6:08

## Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Not Exactly"  Chart (2010)  | Peak
position

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US Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[8] | 46

## Release history[edit]

Release history and formats for "Not Exactly"  Country  | Date  | Format  | Label

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Canada  | August 27, 2007[5][9] | Digital download  | Mau5trap
United Kingdom  | 12" vinyl
Italy  | October 22, 2007[10] | Cinnamon Flava
Germany  | December 2007[11] | Electric
February 2008[6]
March 10, 2008[7] | Digital download
United States  | April 12, 2011[12] | Ultra

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Deadmau5 - Not Exactly / We Fail (File, MP3) at Discogs". Discogs.
2. ^ "Not Exactly / We Fail on Beatport". Beatport.
3. ^ "Deadmau5 - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
4. ^ deadmau5 Awards and Nominations
5. ^ a b "Deadmau5 – Not Exactly / We Fail". Discogs.
6. ^ a b "Deadmau5 – Not Exactly (The Remixes)". Discogs.
7. ^ a b "Deadmau5 – Not Exactly Remixes". Discogs.
8. ^ "Deadmau5 Chart History: Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
9. ^ "Deadmau5 – Not Exactly / We Fail". Discogs.
10. ^ "Deadmau5 – Not Exactly". Discogs.
11. ^ "Deadmau5 – Not Exactly". Discogs.
12. ^ "deadmau5 – Not Exactly / We Fail". Discogs.

## External links[edit]

* deadmau5.com
* Not Exactly at AllMusic
* Not Exactly at AllMusic
* "Not Exactly / We Fail" at Discogs (list of releases)
* "Not Exactly" at Discogs (list of releases)

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Deadmau5

* Discography
* Awards and nominations

Studio albums|

* Get Scraped
* Random Album Title
* For Lack of a Better Name
* 4×4=12
* Album Title Goes Here
* While(1<2)
* W:/2016Album/
* Kx5

Compilation albums|

* Deadmau5 Circa 1998–2002
* 5 Years of Mau5
* Stuff I Used to Do
* Where's the Drop?

Mix albums|

* At Play
* At Play Vol. 2

Extended plays|

* Mau5ville: Level 1
* Mau5ville: Level 2
* Mau5ville: Level 3

Singles|

* "Faxing Berlin"
* "Not Exactly"
* "Move for Me"
* "I Remember"
* "Ghosts 'n' Stuff"
* "Strobe"
* "Some Chords"
* "Animal Rights"
* "Sofi Needs a Ladder"
* "Raise Your Weapon"
* "Aural Psynapse"
* "Maths"
* "The Veldt"
* "Professional Griefers"
* "Channel 42"
* "Telemiscommunications"
* "Avaritia"
* "Seeya"
* "Infra Turbo Pigcart Racer"
* "Phantoms Can't Hang"
* "Snowcone"
* "Beneath with Me"
* "Let Go"
* "Legendary"
* "Bridged by a Lightwave"
* "When the Summer Dies"

Other songs|

* "A City in Florida"
* "4ware"
* "Monophobia"

Related articles|

* Mau5trap
* Lots of Shows in a Row
* Steve Duda
* "Happiness"

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